News Update Supreme Court has held that depression cannot be considered as unsound mind under section 84 of IPC 1 Nov 2020 The petition was filed by an ex-army officer who was dismissed by the Lucknow bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal in 2018 after attacking his senior officer with stones. The…
News Update Officers Designated U/s 53 NDPS Act Are ‘Cops’ Says Supreme Court 31 Oct 2020 The Supreme Court by 2:1 has held that the officials who are contributed with powers under section 53 of the NDPS Act are "cops" inside the importance of section 25…
News Update FIR need not be an encyclopedia, only reporting of crime is required: Karnataka High Court 31 Oct 2020 On November 20, 2018, the sister of the deceased (Keshava) reported to the police that her brother-in-law Govindaraju informed her that Keshava had been assaulted near Hennur Bande. She went…
News Update Married daughter of a deceased employee should be granted job on compassionate grounds 31 Oct 2020 Facts The father of the applicant, Mamta Devi, died on May 8, 2019. He was working as a Class IV employee at the District Ayurvedic Office, Kullu. Besides her, her…
News Update Mumbai court grants bail to Shirish Pattanshetty, owner of the Fakt Marathi channel in fake TRP case. 30 Oct 202030 Oct 2020 Shirish Pattanshetty owner of the Fakt Marathi channel,was given bail by a Mumbai Court, in the fake TRP Case. Additional Sessions Judge PR Sitre has granted bail to Pattanshetty on…
News Update Gujarat HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter For Expeditious Disposal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs 30 Oct 2020 A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising Justices RM Chhaya and Vaibhavi D. Nanavati have registered a suo motu case to monitor expeditious disposal of criminal proceedings pending…
News Update Munger: Did Lipi Singh lie? CISF report says police personnel opened fire first, not someone from crowd 30 Oct 2020 A report of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has revealed glaring lapses on the part of the Bihar Police in the incident that unfolded in Munger district on the…
News Update Flight Guidelines Revised in Bengal 30 Oct 2020 With a sudden increase in Covid cases, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced updated guidelines for domestic passengers travelling through Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International, Kolkata and Bagdogra airport…
News Update PIL in Supreme Court seeking protection for Hindus in Mewat, Haryana 30 Oct 2020 A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging forceful conversion of Hindus to Islam by the dominant members of the Muslim community in Mewat, Haryana. The petition seeks…
News Update US court asks Antrix to pay $1.2 billion compensation to Bengaluru start-up for cancelling satellite deal 30 Oct 2020 A US court has asked Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of ISRO, to pay compensation of USD 1.2 billion to a Bengaluru-based startup, Devas Multimedia, for cancelling a satellite deal…
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